Messwood
Year: 2019
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Run Time:
94 minutes
Football players were dwindling for teams at Milwaukee’s Messmer (urban and predominately Black) and Shorewood (affluent and largely white) high schools. To give boys the opportunity to play under the famous Friday night lights, the communities decided to merge their rosters and form the Messwood football team. As the Messwood Greyhounds enter a rebuilding season after losing a strong senior class, the growing pains are evident on and off the field. While Coach Davis aims to primarily use football to teach commitment and discipline, the stark differences between the challenging home lives and opportunities afforded to his Black and white players are impossible to ignore. Beyond game film and two-minute drills, the coaching staff must create a support system to keep players eligible academically and motivated to know they are worth more than their segregated streets. The engaging documentary MESSWOOD explores the powerful role of high school sports, racial divides among parents versus their children, and how we still have a long way to go before we’re truly playing on the same team. —A.B.
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David E. Simpson
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Keith Walker, Erik Ljung, Brad Litchtenstein, Colin Sytsma
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